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'''Paul F. Campos''' is a law professor, author and journalist |
'''Paul F. Campos''' is a law professor, author and journalist on the faculty of the [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] in [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]]. Campos received his A.B. (1982) and M.A. in English (1983) from the [[University of Michigan]] and in 1989 his J.D. from the [[University of Michigan Law School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul F. Campos|url=http://lawweb.colorado.edu/profiles/profile.jsp?id=10|publisher=University of Colorado Law School|accessdate=September 2, 2011}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | His writing appears on the blog ''Lawyers, Guns and Money''.<ref>[http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/ Lawyers, Guns, and Money]</ref>In August 2011, Campos began a blog, ''Inside the Law School Scam''. Initially posting anonymously, he critiqued the current law education system in a manner reminiscent of in ''Against the Law.'' Knowing that his identity was soon to be outed, he claimed responsibility for the blog on August 20. Campos admitted<ref>[http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2011/08/inside-the-law-school-scam Lawyers, Guns, and Money, "Inside The Law School Scam" (August 21, 2011)]</ref> that he wrote a second, anonymous blog, titled ''Inside the Law School Scam'' <ref>[http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/ Inside the Law School Scam]</ref>, in which he was harshly critical of the value proposition of a law school education. The blog has attracted criticism from other legal scholars, including [[Brian Leiter]].<ref>[http://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2011/08/update-on-scamprof.html Brian Leiter's Law School Reports, "Update on ScamProf" (August 19, 2011)]</ref> |
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Campos received his A.B. (1982) and M.A. in English (1983) from the [[University of Michigan]] and in 1989 his J.D. from the [[University of Michigan Law School]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul F. Campos|url=http://lawweb.colorado.edu/profiles/profile.jsp?id=10|publisher=University of Colorado Law School|accessdate=September 2, 2011}}</ref> |
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His writing also appears on the blog ''Lawyers, Guns and Money''.<ref>[http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/ Lawyers, Guns, and Money]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In August 2011, Campos began a blog, ''Inside the Law School Scam''. Initially posting anonymously, he critiqued the current law education system in a manner reminiscent of in ''Against the Law.'' Knowing that his identity was soon to be outed, he claimed responsibility for the blog on August 20. Campos admitted<ref>[http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2011/08/inside-the-law-school-scam Lawyers, Guns, and Money, "Inside The Law School Scam" (August 21, 2011)]</ref> that he wrote a second, anonymous blog, titled ''Inside the Law School Scam'' <ref>[http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/ Inside the Law School Scam]</ref>, in which he was harshly critical of the value proposition of a law school education. The blog has attracted criticism from other legal scholars, including [[Brian Leiter]].<ref>[http://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2011/08/update-on-scamprof.html Brian Leiter's Law School Reports, "Update on ScamProf" (August 19, 2011)]</ref> |
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Outside the legal community, he is perhaps best known for his 2004 book ''The Obesity Myth'' (later published as ''The Diet Myth'') which reviews research that, in Campos's estimation, calls into question the connection between obesity and mortality rates.<ref>Smith, Dinitia. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901EED6143DF932A35756C0A9629C8B63 ''Demonizing the Fat in the War on Weight''], May 1, 2004. ''[[New York Times]]''.</ref> Other writing on the topic of anti-obesity discrimination includes a 2009 column in ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' suggesting that there is strong prejudice against overweight women, but not overweight men, among pundits hypothesizing about who [[Barack Obama]] would pick to fill the vacancy on the [[U.S. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] left by the departure of [[David Souter]].<ref>Campos, Paul. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-05-04/fat-judges-need-not-apply/ ''Fat Judges Need Not Apply''], May 4, 2009, ''The Daily Beast''.</ref> |
Outside the legal community, he is perhaps best known for his 2004 book ''The Obesity Myth'' (later published as ''The Diet Myth'') which reviews research that, in Campos's estimation, calls into question the connection between obesity and mortality rates.<ref>Smith, Dinitia. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901EED6143DF932A35756C0A9629C8B63 ''Demonizing the Fat in the War on Weight''], May 1, 2004. ''[[New York Times]]''.</ref> Other writing on the topic of anti-obesity discrimination includes a 2009 column in ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' suggesting that there is strong prejudice against overweight women, but not overweight men, among pundits hypothesizing about who [[Barack Obama]] would pick to fill the vacancy on the [[U.S. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] left by the departure of [[David Souter]].<ref>Campos, Paul. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-05-04/fat-judges-need-not-apply/ ''Fat Judges Need Not Apply''], May 4, 2009, ''The Daily Beast''.</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:17, 10 November 2012
Paul F. Campos is a law professor, author and journalist on the faculty of the University of Colorado in Boulder. Campos received his A.B. (1982) and M.A. in English (1983) from the University of Michigan and in 1989 his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.[1]
His writing appears on the blog Lawyers, Guns and Money.[2]In August 2011, Campos began a blog, Inside the Law School Scam. Initially posting anonymously, he critiqued the current law education system in a manner reminiscent of in Against the Law. Knowing that his identity was soon to be outed, he claimed responsibility for the blog on August 20. Campos admitted[3] that he wrote a second, anonymous blog, titled Inside the Law School Scam [4], in which he was harshly critical of the value proposition of a law school education. The blog has attracted criticism from other legal scholars, including Brian Leiter.[5]
Outside the legal community, he is perhaps best known for his 2004 book The Obesity Myth (later published as The Diet Myth) which reviews research that, in Campos's estimation, calls into question the connection between obesity and mortality rates.[6] Other writing on the topic of anti-obesity discrimination includes a 2009 column in The Daily Beast suggesting that there is strong prejudice against overweight women, but not overweight men, among pundits hypothesizing about who Barack Obama would pick to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the departure of David Souter.[7]
Bibliography
- Campos, Paul and Jonathan Chait (2004). "Sabermetrics for Football." New York Times. December 12.
- (2004). "Paul Campos." Time.com. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
- (2007). "Paul Campos." University of Colorado Law School. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
References
- ^ "Paul F. Campos". University of Colorado Law School. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
- ^ Lawyers, Guns, and Money
- ^ Lawyers, Guns, and Money, "Inside The Law School Scam" (August 21, 2011)
- ^ Inside the Law School Scam
- ^ Brian Leiter's Law School Reports, "Update on ScamProf" (August 19, 2011)
- ^ Smith, Dinitia. Demonizing the Fat in the War on Weight, May 1, 2004. New York Times.
- ^ Campos, Paul. Fat Judges Need Not Apply, May 4, 2009, The Daily Beast.